David Kessler is the world's foremost expert on grief. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a fulfilled life, even after life's tragedies. He coauthored On Grief and Grieving and Life Lessons with Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce or Death with Louise Hay. He is the author of Finding Meaning; Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms; and The Needs of the Dying, praised by Mother Teresa. David's work has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business Week, and Life Magazine, and on CNN, Fox, NBC, PBS, and CBS. David has served on the Red Cross Aviation Disaster Team and has volunteered for decades as a Los Angeles Police Department Specialist Reserve Officer. He lectures for physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders and leads talks and retreats for those dealing with grief.
"Helping others is one way to heal; that's a message readers will
find in Kessler's new book, [which] contains many messages about
the nature of grief and how society supports, or doesn't, the basic
human need to mourn...Finding Meaning is Kessler's poignant
response to society's insensitivity, [a] how-to in the very best
sense...With an accessibility reminiscent of author and neurologist
Oliver Sacks, Kessler writes of how our brains are wired for grief
-- how survivors often become trapped in guilt and relive their
loved one's final moments without remembering happier times
too."
--Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times "Some people find meaning through
belief in an afterlife; for others it comes from recalling fond
memories of the loved ones they lost...The pain of grief is a
natural reaction to the loss of someone you love. But, as Mr.
Kessler points out, suffering 'is what our mind does to us, ' and
it can be mitigated by finding meaning in what we've lost."
--Jane Brody, The New York Times "Kessler is the renowned author,
with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, of 2005's seminal On Grief and
Grieving: Finding Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
and a top expert on grief -- a painful subject that Kessler
approaches with compassion and intelligence in his new guide to
healing during this theoretically sixth and last stage of grieving:
meaning."
--Christina Ianzito, AARP.org
"Excellent ... Anyone who has lost a loved one will find solace in
Kessler's comforting words."
--Publishers Weekly, starred "An excellent addition to grief
literature that helps pave the way for steps toward healing."
--Library Journal
"Finding Meaning is a brilliant, caring, practical guide to help us
understand grief and embrace this important "sixth stage" ... David
Kessler gifts us with deep insights and life-affirming wisdom that
can support our well-being."
--Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of Aware, Mind, and Mindsight
"David Kessler's work with us was the first moment of healing that
we felt after our daughter's death."
--Jayson Greene, author of Once More We Saw Stars "David Kessler
writes of a world that is rarely examined with such sensitivity.
Now he has gone to an even deeper and more soulful place. He is a
healer par excellence to others who are in pain."
--Marianne Williamson, author of Return to Love "This beautiful,
tender, wise book will help the many of us who struggle, for years
or even decades, after losing someone we love. To take our pain and
transmute it, and to find in our suffering a way of relieving the
pain of others, can be a powerful form of healing. Whether our
grief arises after a suicide, a difficult relationship, the death
of a child or newborn, even the ambiguous losses that accompany
mental illnesses and addiction -- David reassures us that we can
find in our deep pain an opportunity to contribute to the wider
human story. Grief may not end, but David reassures us that it can
change shape and be a source of generosity, love and meaning. David
Kessler shows us how. Soulful, warm, friendly, and clearly written,
the fruit of much personal suffering and of David's years of
professional expertise helping others. I only wish I'd had David's
book soon after my mother's death. I will give it to others."
--Katy Butler, author of Knocking on Heaven's Door and The Art of
Dying Well "Grief is ultimately experienced by everyone. The sad
truth is that loss leaves us not knowing what to do or to feel.
David Kessler has provided us with a grief compass and a way to
find meaning in loss. I will be going back and re-reading it for
years to come."
--Denise Jablonski-Kaye, PhD, LAPD Police Psychologist "David has
eloquently articulated an essential component of living with grief:
the ability to construct meaning out of tragedy. The book is filled
with wisdom and heart, beckoning and inspiring readers to live
their lives in harmony with their loved one's legacy."
-- Fredda Wasserman, MA, MPH, LMFT, CT, Our House Grief Support
Center
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